Wayne Rooney 's stoppage-time and record-breaking equaliser at Stoke City arguably covered up what could be a major penalty debate at the Bet365 Stadium.

Among the deserved plaudits for Manchester United 's new number one all-time goalscorer and a rescued point it would have been perhaps a little disrespectful to raise complaints about decisions going against the Reds and take the spotlight away from the captain's achievement.

But Juan Mata for one certainly felt aggrieved that, even before Rooney came on as a substitute, with United chasing a way back into the match the Reds should have been awarded a spot-kick when Erik Pieters slid in in the 60th minute and the ball struck his arm report the Manchester Evening News .